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President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rises slightly to 45 percent

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2 sources · South Korea · 1 of them is linked to a state

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  • Yonhap South Korea · Centre · State-affiliated · Cooperative; statutory national agency with state subsidy
  • The Korea Herald South Korea · Centre-right · Herald Corporation (Yeongpoong Group)

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President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose to 45 percent this week, a slight increase from a record low of 44 percent in the previous week. According to a Gallup Korea survey of 1,004 adults conducted from Tuesday through Thursday, his disapproval rating also stood at 45 percent, with 11 percent of respondents remaining undecided. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.

Diplomacy was the most common reason cited for positive evaluations at 19 percent. This was followed by the economy and people's livelihoods at 11 percent, and overall performance and communication at 7 percent each. Conversely, 28 percent of those who disapproved of Lee's performance cited his real estate policies. Concerns over the economy and people's livelihoods accounted for 12 percent, while defense, security, and North Korea related policies were cited by 7 percent.

The pollster noted that the increase in respondents citing defense likely stemmed from the government's proposal to integrate the three military academies into one institution and recent comments from U.S. President Donald Trump regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, support for the ruling Democratic Party and the main opposition People Power Party remained unchanged at 41 percent and 25 percent, respectively.

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